Eisenhower Versus Montgomery - The Continuing Debate (Hardcover, New)

This book examines the postwar memoir fight over the broad front versus the single thrust strategy, the Allied advance on the Rhine, and the British call for a ground-forces commander other than General Eisenhower. It traces the argument in the postwar memoirs from 1946 through 1968 as well as the official histories of the United States, Britain, and Canada to see what the documents really said. What were men willing to say, what did they feel that they had to cover up? Field Marshal Montgomery was deeply chagrined that he had only one army group to command when he thought himself the most professional commander in Northwest Europe. Montgomery had little grasp of the intricacies of politics and could not understand that American public opinion made it impossible for Eisenhower to name him ground-forces commander. During the Battle of the Bulge the U.S. President and Chief of Staff settled the issue in Eisenhower's favor.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1996
First published:	November 1996
Authors:	G. E. P. Murray
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-275-94795-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > American history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > British & Irish history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	0-275-94795-5
Barcode:	9780275947958

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